Lake County Case Delays Mercy Plea On Odom
The Pardon Board weighs mercy for Odom amid claims of his links to a prior Okahumpka rape case. Officials note a rushed minutes verdict in a related youth case and consider delays after Governor Collins requests. A state mental hospital holds Jesse Daniels, whose confession is disputed by psychiatrists.
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Tangled Web
Mercy
Board
Odom l
Okahumpka
Jesse Daniels
State Mental Hospital
Lake County
Daniels
Pardon Board
Kennedy
Willis McCall
Gordon Oldham
Dist
Oldham
Collins
Tallahassee
Russia
Odom
Young Daniels
Get Reliable Information About Jobs and Schools
The article surveys vocational guidance and the educational and work worlds. It notes differing opinions on jobs and school from a farmer and others, emphasizing varied personal reactions to outdoor farming and classroom studies. It urges readers to broaden understanding beyond snap judgments.
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Intef
Alabama Attorney Heads Kiwanis International in Dallas
Albert J. Tully of Mobile was named president of Kiwanis International at the 44th annual convention in Dallas. He is an attorney and former assistant U S attorney, a University of Alabama Law School graduate, and licensed lay reader in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Attendance at the Dallas convention reached about 14 000, with representation from Mount Dora.
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Albert J. Tully
Mobile
Ala
Kiwanis International
Dallas
Tom Potter and Last Man Brotherhood saga in Mount Dora
Mt Dora resident Tom Potter is the likely next to drink the 119 year old Madeira as the Last Man Brotherhood’s youngest member. The group, begun in Conn and linked to Thames oarsmen, gathers annually in June with 33 candles for the departed and one final toast before a new, younger club is formed.
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Brotherhood
Mount Dora
Last Man Brotherhood
Hartford
Conn
Mr. Potter
William McKinley
Tom Potter
Frederick O. Groesbeck
William H. Pease
Vernon, Conn
Mr. Groesbeck
Mr. Pease
Ini. Conn
River Thames
Connecticut
Buffalo
Colt Band
Exposition Grounds
Colt
Sousa
John Philip Sousa
McKinley
Philadelphia
Florida
Potter
Two Dora Boys Elected at Florida Boys State Session
Florida Boys State at Florida State University elected its officers to govern 16 mythical cities and eight counties. Mount Dora boys Howard Simpson and Tom Sivey were chosen for county tax collector and city council roles during the practice government session in Tallahassee.
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Florida Boys State
Florida State University
Mount Dora
Howard Simpson
Heve
Tom Sivey
Tallahassee
Debt limit rise linked to borrowing criticism by Rep Herlong
Rep. A. S. Herlong Jr. argues the government profits from borrowing at 4.5 percent and lending at 3.5 percent. He cites airport and housing bills, urges restraint, and says debt increases reflect long running excess spending while support exists for moving housing funding to private capital.
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Rep. A. S
Syd” Herlong, Jr
Lake County
Conference
Senate
House
Congress
Herlong
Rep. Herlong
Father's Day brings babies to local families
Peggy Bowen gave her councilman husband David a baby boy born at Waterman Memorial hospital. The Durden family welcomed a son on Father’s Day, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Toomer of Mount Dora celebrate the arrival of a daughter born on Monday.
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Peggy Bowen
David
Waterman Memorial Hospital
L. C. Durden
Andrew Toomer
Mount Dora
Piece by Piece Survey Asked in 441 Zoning Fight
Mount Dora battles over Highway 441 zoning pacts as the county rezoning commission and Mount Dora residents clash on opening the corridor to business versus preserving residential scenery. A public hearing stretched long as officials debated a 1200 foot roadway exclusion and property by property surveying.
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Board of County Commissioners
Zoning Board
Commission
Zoning Commission
Eustis
Mount
Mrs Cullen Resigns Reed Is Successor In Florida Tax Office
Mrs Pearl Cullen of Lake County retires after long service as Florida County tax collector. Gov LeRoy Collins names Paul Reed deputy tax collector and successor, a 1941 recruit who will take over after Cullen’s departure to enjoy leisure. Reed is a native of Minotola New Jersey.
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Florida
Pearl Cullen
Lake County
Russia
LeRoy Collins
Paul Reed
Cullen
Florida College For Women
Florida State University
W. G. Long
A. J. Cassady
Ted Cassady
First National Ops Increases Savings Rate to 3 Percent
George J. White president of the First National Bank of Mount Dora announced an increase in savings interest to 3 percent compounded semi annually effective July 1. He noted the rise follows a return to normal investment returns after a recession and that the bank now pays the maximum rate allowed by federal regulators.
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George J. White
First National Bank of
Mount Dora
White
Visitors Help Out With Pram Lessons
Pram sailors filled in for missing instructor David Bowen who missed class to celebrate Father’s Day. Bob Collie and two visitors H. W. Widshell of Cedartown, Georgia and Billy Grubbs of Fort Payne, Alabama led a two hour safety patrol while Lee and Janelle Andrus and several others took lessons.
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Pram
David Bowen
Bob Collie
H. W. Widshell
Cedartown
Billy Grubbs
Ft. Payn
Ala
Lee
Janelle Andrus
Peggy Bowie
Noreen Fox
Randy Janie Murray
Alice Toy
Chris Dodds
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Tully
Alabama
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Dora
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Minnie
John P. Donnelly
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John Donnelly
St. Johns
Sanford
Mr. Donnelly
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Masonic Temple
Little Fifth Av
Golden Triangle
Orange County
Board of Commissioners
Ezell Kilgore
Eustis Group
E. Everette Huskey
Eustis Chamber of
Gpma
Mrs. Cullen
Reed
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